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US charges its citizen, 4 Chinese nationals for espionage
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The United States charged four Chinese nationals and a US citizen allegedly for spying on pro-democracy activists and rights leaders, a Russian news agency reported on Thursday citing the US Department of Justice.
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US likely to allow license on Russian debt payments to expire after May 25
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is "reasonably likely" to allow the license permitting Russian sovereign debt payments to expire after May 25, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday.
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Russia shuts office of Canada's CBC in Moscow, cancels visas of journalist
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI): As a response to Ottawa's actions, Russia on Wednesday closed the office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and cancelled the accreditations and visas of journalists.
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Turkey Blocked Start of NATO Talks on Sweden, Finland Accession - Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey has blocked the start of consideration of the application for accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, the Financial Times reported citing an informed source.
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Russia expels 34 French diplomats in response to Paris
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI): Russia has decided to expel 34 employees of the French diplomatic missions in Moscow in retaliation to a similar move by Paris, according to the country's foreign ministry on Wednesday.
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Finland and Sweden submit applications to join NATO
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 18 (ANI): Finland and Sweden on Wednesday submitted letters formally expressing interest in joining NATO, a significant moment for two European countries that held the position of military non-alignment until Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Australia imposes new sanctions on Russian journalists, officials
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has included in the sanctions list a number of journalists and civil servants from Russia.
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Canada issues ban on entry for Putin, nearly 1000 Russian nationals
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada has announced a ban on entry for Russian President Vladimir Putin and some 1,000 Russian nationals over the conflict in Ukraine, Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino said on Tuesday.
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International Criminal Court deploys 42-member war crime investigating tea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 18 (ANI): The International Criminal Court is sending 42-member war crimes investigating team to Ukraine, the largest such deployment in its history, to look into the possible war crimes committed during the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Germany pushes towards energy independence from Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The German government's new plan seeks to encourage all segments of society to use energy more efficiently in order to reduce the country's dependence on Russian fossil fuels by next winter.
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Russia withdraws from Council of Baltic Sea States: Foreign ministry
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has decided to withdraw from the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Over 260 Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers have been evacuated from the Azovstal plant in the embattled city of Mariupol, the government-run news agency Ukrinform reported Tuesday, citing Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
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